Arouna N'Joya

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Arouna N'Joya (born 1908 in Foumban, Cameroon, and died November 1971) was a politician from Cameroon who served in the French Senate from 1947-1958. He was the Minister of Finance of French Cameroon from 1957 to 1958. [1] He received a Resistance Medal after the Second World War. [2]

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References

  1. "Histoire du ministère des Finances, Cameroun". Osidimbea La Mémoire du Cameroun. Encyclopédie, annuaire. Histoire des organisations.
  2. "Anciens sénateurs IVème République : N'JOYA Arouna". www.senat.fr. Retrieved 2021-04-22.

page on the French Senate website